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I was a street performer for two years.

I was a born singer.

I sang on Church Street, every place that had a stage.

I made a living being a background singer for years.

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco.

I used to be a great blues singer.

I played in garage bands and rock and roll bands when I was in junior high and high school and saw some of the great talents of all time in the local area where I lived.

Originally I considered myself a singer.

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.